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Beethoven - Days in a Life

5.0 108 mins Drama   History   Music   1976
DEFA  
Director(s): Horst Seemann

Vienna, 1813-1819: Beethoven (played by Donatas Banionis) is at the peak of his fame. Orchestras all over the world play his music, but he lives modestly and is dependent upon private patrons. Nagged by his patronizing brothers, spied upon by officials for his republican beliefs and faced by his progressive hearing loss, the composer becomes more and more isolated. Seeman’s poetic film explores the joys, heartbreak and artistic spirit of the great composer as he works on his Ninth Symphony.

Casts of Beethoven - Days in a Life

Donatas Banionis

as Ludwig van Beethoven

Stefan Lisewski

as Johann van Beethoven

Hans Teuscher

as Karl van Beethoven

Renate Richter

as Gräfin Josephine Brunsvik

Eberhard Esche

as Beethovens Sekretär

Fred Delmare

as Johann Nepomuk Mälzel

Katja Paryla

as Johanna

Leon Niemczyk

as Fürst Andreas Rasumowski

Marita Böhme

as Konzertsängerin S.

Rolf Hoppe

as Ignaz Schuppanzigh

Hannjo Hasse

as Fürst Karl Lichnowski

Werner Dissel

as Grisslinger

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